Emergency Blanket

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So I got a new truck and was cleaning out the old one and found a large number of the aluminized Mylar emergency blankets . I didn't realize I had so many. They really work well , folded into a small package for the pocket they really can be life savers. Hiking , hunting, camping, always some in my truck in case I see an auto accident. Funny but I've never used one but always comforted by their presence ! Available in a few different sizes For your basic survival kit . :thumbsup:
 
Cool offer. They make a great addition to any first aid kit. Also good as reflector's by the fire and an emergency tarp in a pinch (so it doesn't hurt to stow one in your favorite jacket pocket). Awesome of you to offer some mete!
K
 
kgd said:
Cool offer. They make a great addition to any first aid kit. Also good as reflector's by the fire and an emergency tarp in a pinch (so it doesn't hurt to stow one in your favorite jacket pocket). Awesome of you to offer some mete!
K
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K!

Good to see you back here.
 
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I don't think I have ever known anyone that actually used on in an emergency situation, but yeah, I have several. :)
 
I do see them used in big auto accidents , fires etc,more now than ever.
 
I used them all the time backpacking to make a reflector wall behind me....stops the wind and really throws a lot of the fires heat back at you,
And as as a groundsheet
 
A Kochanski "super shelter" uses them as an interior reflector with a fire in front.--KV
 
I used one once in 1983. A girl asked me to join her college class that was climbing Mt Timpanogos, with plans to spend the night at about 10,000'. After it got dark it cooled off and we started to get snow flurries. Some of the people were not prepared for this, and we built a big fire. I stood by the fire with the emergency blanket behind me and stretching out on both sides, and it reflected the heat very nicely. It wasn't long before I had girls crowding in on both sides.
 
I have an old one here by' Space' brand reinforced with a fabric , 5' x 7' but too big for a pocket, 12 oz obviously for frequent use
 
They are great items. Last winter I was bivvying on the Welsh border for a few nights; after the first night, I lined the bivvy bag with a space blanket, which solved the ground chill problem! Only drawback is that they rustle rather loudly when you turn over! :)
 
I spent a few weeks in a CCC cabin in Bandelier NM National Park last year sleeping on the floor. No bed was available but I scrounged an air mattress and had blankets under and over me. After the first night I realized the stone floor sucked any insulation value out of the mattress (duh)
and I was rather uncomfortable. I had thrown one of those cheap reflective mylar space blankets in my travel bag so I spread that under the blankets and aside from sounding like I was in a popcorn bag, I stayed a lot warmer and could get some sleep. For the cost and package size it saved the and I keep those silly things stashed everywhere.
 
indawire said:
I spent a few weeks in a CCC cabin in Bandelier NM National Park last year sleeping on the floor. No bed was available but I scrounged an air mattress and had blankets under and over me. After the first night I realized the stone floor sucked any insulation value out of the mattress (duh)
and I was rather uncomfortable. I had thrown one of those cheap reflective mylar space blankets in my travel bag so I spread that under the blankets and aside from sounding like I was in a popcorn bag, I stayed a lot warmer and could get some sleep. For the cost and package size it saved the and I keep those silly things stashed everywhere.
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Greetings to you, fellow traveller! They are loud, eh?
 
If I wasn't so dog tired every night there's no way I could have put up with it. My wife said I looked like a baked potato wrapped up in that thing.
I have to say for the less than the $1 it cost it made the trip bearable, at least I could sleep. You don't think how cold a stone floor is at 6,500 feet even if you are inside a cabin at night. I suspect the better ones like the SOLE bivvy bags and blankets may be quieter but I bought a dozen of the cheap ones for the cost of one SOLE emergency blanket. So I've got them stashed in every vehicle, IFAK, bug out bag and keep the SOLE brands as my primary.
 
I keep more than one in emergency places. They tear easily so more the better. I've used one to keep warm when I didn't have heat for a night. Worked fairly well. Though noisy and one ripped so I used the another one.
 
My daughter was a medic in the Army
She passed off a handful to me
She said they used them all the time
The first thing they would do was wrap the soldier to keep them from heat loss of shock
And in any hypothermia situation
 
With the California fires in the news the Red Cross doesn't miss an opportunity as their blankets have the ARC logo on them !
 
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